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Old School At School '81

Started by km10ftp, January 26, 2012, 04:41:13 AM

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km10ftp

January 26, 2012, 04:41:13 AM Last Edit: January 28, 2012, 08:11:46 AM by km10ftp
Hi,

Someone (Vlark, in fact) just linked this over on Mythmere's Swords & Wizardry boards. I just thought that I would post it here too in case someone else hasn't already.

There is a link here to the blog where a shared pdf of the module is being hosted (uploaded with author's permission as I understand it).
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Benoist

#1
January 26, 2012, 09:15:06 AM
Awesome.

Windjammer

#2
January 26, 2012, 09:32:50 AM
Brilliant! Blue-eyed PCs wandering into the kitchen are greeted by six irate hill giantesses, attacking them mercilessly with their kitchen gear. Once done with throwing glasses at them, the giantesses get on with the (quote) "hand to hand" action.

That's the stuff that's missing from modern D&D modules, the sheer goofiness and yet utter credibility of such situations.
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Werekoala

#3
January 26, 2012, 10:04:13 AM
God I feel like a kid again - that's amazing! I remember banging away at the old Selectric myself, but somehow had forgotten that part over the years. The maps may as well be stuck in one of my old folders as well...

Dammit, I'm gonna make a dungeon now, just need to find some spare time.
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January 26, 2012, 01:50:27 PM
Ever since the Encounter Critical hoax, I can never be sure when I see this sort of thing whether it wasn't just invented by some hipster last week.

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January 26, 2012, 01:50:57 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;509470Ever since the Encounter Critical hoax, I can never be sure when I see this sort of thing whether it wasn't just invented by some hipster last week.

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The hell is Encounter Critical?
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

oktoberguard

#6
January 26, 2012, 02:00:17 PM
Quote from: Rincewind1;509471The hell is Encounter Critical?

http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/encounter-critical.htm

Rincewind1

#7
January 26, 2012, 02:05:12 PM
Ah, that. Had it bookmared, never bothered to check it out.
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

km10ftp

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January 26, 2012, 02:21:30 PM Last Edit: January 26, 2012, 02:23:32 PM by km10ftp
Quote from: RPGPundit;509470Ever since the Encounter Critical hoax, I can never be sure when I see this sort of thing whether it wasn't just invented by some hipster last week.

I did wonder myself. Aesthetically it seems like it might be a little too good to be true but for now I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt.

Also, I'm thinking that hoax is a little strong for Encounter Critical. It was hardly ever intended to be the old school equivalent of the Hitler diaries.
"Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause; He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws."
Sir Richard Francis Burton

Likewise, you can make a dead baby joke in the process of asking for advice on how to quiet your baby, but someone else can\'t in response to your request.
Clarification of dead baby joke policy provided by an rpg.net mod

Werekoala

#9
January 26, 2012, 03:12:23 PM
Don't care if it IS a hoax, it still hits the right buttons.
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Pete Nash

#10
January 26, 2012, 05:08:33 PM
Quote from: Werekoala;509528Don't care if it IS a hoax, it still hits the right buttons.
That warmed my heart with a burst of pleasurable nostalgia. Have to admit though, with the GM I had back then I don't see any way any of our characters could have survived that module. Its a real killer!
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Spinachcat

#11
January 26, 2012, 05:57:57 PM
The author should run this at GaryCon.

A few years ago, I was going through some old files and found notes I wrote for one of my high school campaigns. Ugh, it was painful to read, but I remember us having lots of fun.

Opaopajr

#12
January 26, 2012, 05:59:29 PM
That is quite awesome. Reminds me of my childhood dreams. Like a handmade card from a child, it's precious in its nostalgia and enthusiasm. I'm beginning to see how older parents have a difficult time throwing away their grown child's scrawling handwriting from early childhood.
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#13
January 26, 2012, 06:00:12 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;509470Ever since the Encounter Critical hoax, I can never be sure when I see this sort of thing whether it wasn't just invented by some hipster last week.

And that would be a problem because...?

I mean, how would that curtail your enjoyment of the end product?

Quote from: Werekoala;509528Don't care if it IS a hoax, it still hits the right buttons.

My thoughts exactly.

Mistwell

#14
January 26, 2012, 06:49:06 PM
I have a module from around that era that I made, hole-punched into a big orange report cover, that I've managed to keep all these years.  Perhaps I should scan it and send it on over to that website.  I have no idea what's in there, other than some graph paper with dungeon maps for sure.
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